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Cleated vs Bleated - What's the difference?

cleated | bleated |

As verbs the difference between cleated and bleated

is that cleated is past tense of cleat while bleated is past tense of bleat.

cleated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cleat)

    • cleat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
  • * 1851 ,
    • [...] the people of that island erected lofty spars along the seacoast, to which the look-outs ascended by means of nailed cleats , something as fowls go upstairs in a hen-house.
  • A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
  • (nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
  • A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe meant for better traction. (See cleats.)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To strengthen with a cleat.
  • (nautical) To tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat

    • Anagrams

    *

    bleated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bleat)

    • Anagrams

    *

    bleat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

    • Synonyms

    * (sheep's cry ) baa, baaing, bleating

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.
  • (informal) Of a person, to complain.
    • The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

    Synonyms

    * (1): baa * (2): kvetch (US''), moan, whinge (''British ), whine

    Anagrams

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